Your Brain Shuts Down When You Try Not to Say 'Um' Michael Hoeppner • 438

Why is almost all communication coaching worse than useless? Michael Hoeppner breaks down why mental advice for what's actually a physical art form keeps you stuck in self-consciousness and thought suppression. This conversation goes beyond tips and tricks into the neuroscience of why trying NOT to say "um" makes you say it more. What you'll learn: Why speaking takes 120 muscles but gets mental coaching How thought suppression sabotages your communication automatically The embodied cognition approach that actually builds skill Michael Hoeppner coaches presidential candidates and created GK Training. He's the author of bestseller "Don't Say Um" and has spent decades studying why conventional communication advice backfires. Find Michael's book "Don't Say Um" and all links at: mindlove.com/438 Ready to practice communication skills with real support? Join the free Mind Love Collective for monthly themed calls and weekly challenge accountability. mindlove.com/join See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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Your Brain Shuts Down When You Try Not to Say 'Um' Michael Hoeppner • 438 is an episode from Mind Love ♡ Modern Mindfulness by Melissa Monte | Conscious Coach.

This episode is 01:07:52 long.

This episode was published on Jan 27, 2026.

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